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      Darden reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,846 total reviews)

      Rick Cardenas

      72% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Darden has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,846 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Darden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 2, 2009

      Perfect Job, Needs better pay

      Server's assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I loved the people that i worked with. Most of the guest were very nice as well. I also like the fact that employees got 50% off the food they were buying if they worked that day. I think that is very nice of them

      Cons

      I think that for the amount of work a servers assistant did, the pay should be a little more that what it is. I dont think it is fair that we only get tipped out so little at the end of each day, sometimes i feel like the servers assistant to more that the actual servers do

      4.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Good place for a career in restaurant management.

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Darden has good pay and benefits including stock ownership. The company is a leader in the restaurant industry and is an innovator. If you want to work for the best company in the restaurant business then this is the one to work for. If you don't like a lot of structure then this probably would not be a good work environment for you.

      Cons

      Pretty much the same as any other company - some Senior Management seem to be more interested in looking for ways to get ahead personally instead of being effective leaders. Some areas seem to have a very entrenched "good ol boy network" going on. Have witnessed some instances of discrimination.

      3.0
      Dec 26, 2008

      good starting job

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      benefits, pay, training, early hours, established restaurant chain

      Cons

      can get lost in the corperate ladder very easily. Some directors only see what they want to see and can be unfair to some managers.

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